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POMPEII
for this purpose. Nothing came of it, however, so far as our
knowledge goes. Pompeii is indeed mentioned in the Peutinger
Table, a map for travellers made in the third century, but the
name was apparently given to a post station in memory of the
former city. Conclusive evidence against the existence of a
new city is the absence of any inscriptions referring to it.
POMPEII
for this purpose. Nothing came of it, however, so far as our
knowledge goes. Pompeii is indeed mentioned in the Peutinger
Table, a map for travellers made in the third century, but the
name was apparently given to a post station in memory of the
former city. Conclusive evidence against the existence of a
new city is the absence of any inscriptions referring to it.